See what we've been up to in August
Wayne
There's been no rest for the wicked this month…An office move all but confirmed, two new starters integrated, and another two new starters to plan for in September; it’s fair to say I’ve been stretched over the past 4 weeks!
August is usually a quiet(er) month for us due to holiday season. But just like July, there’s been no signs of slowing down as new projects come in and existing projects are seen through to completion.
One project we’re nearing completion on is a custom training system which will be used by an apprenticeship provider to provide a record of learner progression. The custom system allows training providers to check and mark coursework, as well as integrating a custom messaging and alert system to ensure clear communication between users.
We’re making good progress with our Growth40 plans. For those keeping score, Growth40 is our business plan to grow by 40% (up from our average 22%) in the next financial year. Part of that is growing the team and moving to bigger premises. All of the ground work is in place, so it’s now time to action our plans and work towards our objectives.
Away from work I had a bit of downtime in the Cotswolds over the bank holiday weekend. Lianne & I explored the areas around Chipping Norton, including a couple of Bank Holiday festivals, in Woodstock and Minster Lovell. The wood fired hot tub, firepit and barbecue were also put to good use!
That about rounds up August. It’s been a blur, and I’m looking forward to a holiday in early September, and September may also include an end of month pup-date…
Andrew
Road to success..This month, I started my manual driving lessons. I only got one lesson in August, but it wasn’t a bad start, I only managed to stall the car twice. The gears made sense to me but the coordination on the pedals just wasn’t quite there yet. The lack of coordination may have led to me slamming the break instead of pressing down the clutch. Luckily, we had only just set off, so it was at about 10mph when I slammed on the brakes. I still have many lessons to get used to though.
I didn’t get up to much on the Bank Holiday, but I did go out for a meal at Estabulo on Saturday. This is a restaurant where the servers keep coming around your table to offer you a selection of different meats for the duration of your stay. This was nice and filled me up for a long time afterward.
Other than that, I got myself hooked on a new auto-battler game (called Tales and Tactics) where you slowly build your army of fantasy creatures and watch them fight progressively more challenging foes until you beat the game, or you fail. For example, you might decide you want to build a little army of goblins who end up fighting against sentient mushrooms. It is entertaining to sit back and see who comes out on top.
In the office, I’ve been working more with Vue and Laravel to build some large applications which I look forward to completing and gaining experience from.
